There are few things more exciting for a trainer than working with a dog on shaping a new behavior through clicker training. From teaching the dog to lie down on his bed, to retrieving objects, or flipping a light switch…
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The joy of shaping
Tagged with: Animal training, classical conditioning, clicker training, Dog, dogs, Jennifer Cattet, operant conditioning, reward based training, shaping
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Fun, News, Positive Animal Training, Resource, science
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Fun, News, Positive Animal Training, Resource, science
Easy Potty-Training Instead of Housebreaking.
Teaching a dog good potty habits as well as house manners in general, is about making sure he’ll develop the habits of behavior that we’re looking for(the opposite approach of ‘housebreaking’ uses punishment). Building strong habits is no different than…
Tagged with: Animal training, Dog, human dog bond, Jennifer Cattet, Potty-training, reward based training, Stanley Coren
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, News, Positive Animal Training, Resource, science
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, News, Positive Animal Training, Resource, science
Smart breeding – increasing the dog’s chances to a good life
Behavior issues are the primary reason why owners give up their pets. We’re all talking about the latest behavior modification technique, and often blame poor handling or inexperience, but at the core of many behavior problems lies a basic genetic…
Tagged with: Animal training, Behavior, behavior genetics, Dog, dog breeding, dog cognition, dogs, human dog bond, Jennifer Cattet
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, science
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, science
E-collars – why I never want to use them again
No matter where we stand on the training spectrum, from purely positive, to balanced or traditional, we all want the same thing: enhancing the behaviors that we want and decreasing those that we deem problematic, for the benefit of both…
Tagged with: Animal training, Dog, e-collar, Jennifer Cattet, relationship, reward based training, shock collar, Technology, Training
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training, Resource, science
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training, Resource, science
The Genius of Dogs: Heralds New Era in Dog Cognition Research
I just finished reading Brian Hare’s and Vanessa Woods’ book, The Genius of Dogs. I was anxious to get my hands on this book and was looking forward to learning about the latest studies on dog cognition. I had also…
Tagged with: Animal training, Behaviorism, Brian Hare, dog cognition, Ethology, Jennifer Cattet, reward based training, The Genius of Dogs
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training, Resource
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training, Resource
Our Dogs Need Trainers and Vets Collaborating
According to Fatzò & al. (2006), when faced with behavior issues with Rex or Fido, most owners will first and above all, talk to their veterinarian during routine visits. Veterinarians are often the first pet professional to hear about the…
Tagged with: Animal training, Behaviorism, Jennifer Cattet, Smart Animal, veterinarian
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational
How bored is your dog?
It’s a well-established fact that dogs and humans have lived together for a very long time. With the industrial revolution however, as our lifestyle has dramatically changed, so has the life of our dearest companions. Instead of working with us,…
Tagged with: Animal training, Dog, Jennifer Cattet, reward based training, Smart Animal
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training
Dog training revolution in French speaking countries
Clicker training was a revelation for me. When I was living in France (where I spent 30 years of my life) and first came across the couple of videos that were on the market in the US, almost 15 years…
Tagged with: Animal training, Catherine Collignon, Cesar Millan, Dog, France, Ian Dunbar, Jennifer Cattet, reward based training, Smart Animal
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training
Dogs in prison affect profound changes in their trainer
Trusting that incarcerated men and women in medium to high security prisons could care for and train dogs at the highest level certainly may not seem, at first, like a wise thing to do. In the past 10 years, however,…
Tagged with: Animal training, Dog, France, Jennifer Cattet, Prison, SMART, Training
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training, Educational, Positive Animal Training
Man’s Best Friend
We have shared our lives with man’s best friend for as long as 100,000 years now and quite naturally have developed a sense of familiarity, of closeness and understanding of one another. Many have speculated that because our social lifestyles…
Tagged with: Animal training, DNA, dog brain scans, dog cognition, domestication, Ethology, Gray wolf, Jennifer Cattet, Neuroimaging, Pets, SMART, Technology
Posted in Dog behavior, Educational, Positive Animal Training, Resource
Posted in Dog behavior, Educational, Positive Animal Training, Resource